Printz Dance Project

SIX DEGREES OF PDP / ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES

STACEY PRINTZ (Artistic Director / choreographer PDP/2001): Stacey and her company, Printz Dance Project (PDP), have performed in SF for 24 years and toured nationally and internationally. Her choreography credits span theater, dance, and multidisciplinary work, including As You Like It at Cal Shakes; Aaron Davidman’s Wrestling Jerusalem; Sarah Shourd’s The Box; Woolly Mammoth Theatre’s The Arsonists; and Marc Bamuthi Joseph’s internationally recognized works, Scourge, The Break/s, Bessie-nominated Red, Black & Green: a blues, and /peh-LO-tah/. Additional credits include The Red Shades, In the Heights, Ragtime, West Side Story, A Chorus Line, Grease, and Panto in the Presidio. Printz received an Izzie nomination for Hover Space, returning for PDP’s 25th Anniversary Season at Presidio Theatre, April 2027. Her work GLASSlands was presented at YBCA. In 2020, she developed Ink and Bone during a Kennedy Center residency. Stacey has taught contemporary jazz globally, and locally spent 23 years on faculty at LINES, and now is at ODC and RoCo Dance.

 ANDREA SCHEUMANN (PDP Dancer/creative collaborator/2023): Andrea Scheumann (Hinman) started training at an early age across the Bay Area in various commercial and conservatory styles of dance. She was a member of the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts (SOTA) Dance Department under Elvia Marta. After graduating from UC Berkeley, where she was a member of the Cal Dance Team, Andrea danced in Los Angeles before returning to San Francisco to get her masters degree and teaching credential. Andrea has been the director of the Conservatory Dance Department at her alma mater SOTA since 2016 and was thrilled to start working with Printz Dance Project in 2023.

 ANNA SIMS (PDP Dancer/ creative collaborator/ 2026): Anna Sims is a contemporary dancer and choreographer based in Oakland, California. She began her studies in her hometown of Birmingham, Alabama in 2001. As a performer, Anna spent six years as a principal and corps de ballet dancer with Magic City Performing Arts, beginning with the inaugural Magic City Nutcracker in 2013. She also danced on the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Golden Girls Dance Team. She began teaching and choreographing for the Vestavia Dance Performance Company in 2015, earning numerous high point and choreography awards at Nuvo, REVEL, KAR, Showstoppers, and VIP. Anna has been studying under Stacey Printz for two years. This is her first season with Printz Dance Project.

 AVA SHANNON (PDP Dancer/creative collaborator/2026 + guest choreographer) Ava Shannon is a queer dancer, teacher, choreographer, body worker and multidisciplinary artist based in the Bay Area. While originally from Michigan they obtained their BFA in Pittsburgh from Point Park University. Since graduating Ava has worked with many multi-genres dance companies including Robert Moses’ Kin, Iris Dance Company, Tether Dance Project, Kambara+, The Pillow Projects, Printz Dance Project and more. They have presented their own work, both dance and visual media, at SafeHouse Arts, Impact Center, Public Works SF and more. When not performing, Ava can be found painting and sculpting as another outlet for creativity and community. 

 HANNAH BAHNEY (PDP Dancer/creative collaborator /2026): Hannah is originally from Myerstown, PA, where she began her dance training at the age of three. She went to Tulane University in New Orleans and danced in the Tulane-Newcomb Dance Company while getting her Masters in Architecture. She continued to dance professionally in various companies and projects in New Orleans, including Mélange Dance Company, ELLEvate Dance Company, NOLA Contemporary Ballet, and was featured in BODYART’s immersive performance Maison. Now living in San Francisco, she has had the pleasure of performing with Printz Dance Project and Kinetech Arts. She is also a photographer and videographer, specializing in dance portraiture.

 JENNI BREGMAN (PDP Dancer/creative collaborator/2001): Jenni Bregman is an Oakland-based dancer, educator, and creative producer with roots in jazz, modern, theater, and gymnastics. She received her early training growing up in Newport, Oregon and continued at Willamette University before finding her home in the Bay Area. For two decades, Jenni taught at Alonzo King LINES Dance Center, and she has also taught for Shawl-Anderson Dance Center and Oakland School for the Arts. She currently teaches at RoCo Dance. She is grateful to have performed nationally and internationally with Printz Dance Project since 2001! Outside the studio, Jenni and her husband own Bardo Lounge and Supper Club, a five-time Michelin-recommended restaurant in Oakland’s Lakeshore LGBTQ Cultural District.

 JORGE VAZQUEZ (PDP Dancer/creative collaborator/ 2005): Jorge Vazquez is a dancer, teacher, and choreographer born in Puerto Rico and raised in Connecticut. He began performing at 14 with Hartford Stage Youth Theatre before moving to New York to train at the Alvin Ailey Dance Center. His performing career includes work with Ohad Naharin, Rick Atwell, Michael Peters, Fred Benjamin, and others across concert dance, musical theatre, film, and television. Jorge began teaching internationally at 23, later relocating to Amsterdam and he continues to teach and choreograph throughout Europe, Japan, and the U.S.  He has been a proud member of Printz Dance Project for twenty years.

 JOSHUA WILLIAM DE ALBA (PDP Dancer/creative Collaborator/2026): Originally a native of Central Florida, Joshua Willam de Alba received his Bachelor of Science in Theatre from Northwestern State University in 2016, since which he has worked as a dancer, choreographer, actor, singer, musician, aerialist, stage combatant, and event coordinator. Joshua’s choreography has received awards at the American Dance Festival, and he has had the distinct pleasure of teaching 8 different nationally   competitive programs across the country. Professional credits include Houston Grand Opera, Cirque la Vie, The Theatre Under the Stars, NobleMotion Dance, Detour Productions, and Open Dance Project. After dancing and teaching for nearly a decade in Houston Texas, Joshua moved to the Bay Area and now serves as the Director of Dance at the Community Youth Center in Concord California."

 SADIE CARHART (PDP Dancer/creative collaborator/2011): Sadie Carhart's lifelong passion for dance began at the age of three. In 2002, she became a principal company member of 3rd Ave. Dance Company, performing works by renowned choreographers KT Nelson, Brenda Way, Janice Garrett, Robert Moses, and Nancy Cranbourne. In 2008, she joined the University of Utah as a full-time Dance Specialist while performing as a guest artist with Repertory Dance Theatre. Today, Sadie is the Owner and Artistic Director of RoCo Dance in Mill Valley, where she is dedicated to inspiring creativity, artistic excellence, and a lifelong love of dance. She also has 20 years of experience in massage therapyand bodywork, bringing a deep understanding of anatomy, movement, and physical well-being to her approach to dance education. This will be her 15th season with PDP.

 TATIANNA STEINER (PDP Dancer/creative collaborator/2024 + guest choreographer): Tatianna Steiner (she/her) is an Asian American movement artist focused on performing and curating contemporary and modern dance. Holding a B.A. in Dance and Performance Studies from UC Berkeley, she dances as a freelance movement artist in the Bay Area and is grateful to have had the opportunity to perform and present work with Printz Dance Project, Natasha Carlitz Dance Ensemble, APAture, NACHMO, and SanSan Kwan. Tatianna is also the co-director of Tether Dance Project, a Bay Area based dance company exploring modern and experimental movement through performance and community outreach. Her work has been shown at NACHMO, Portals with SanSan Kwan and the Portals Collective and through a Raw residency with SAFEHouse Arts. IG: Tatianna.st

 TEO LIN-BIANCO (PDP Dancer/Creative collaborator/ 2024): Born and raised in Los Angeles, Teo trained in jazz, contemporary, and tap, with a background in circus arts that informs their dynamic and expressive movement style. With experience performing with companies like Printz Dance Project, Teo is committed to movement as a form of connection and community-building.

 VICTOR TALLEDOS (PDP Dancer/creative collaborator/2020 + Guest Choreographer): Victor Talledos is an international artist based in San Francisco. He began his dance training at the Conservatorio de Danza in Mexico City and graduated from Escuela Superior de Musica y Danza de Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico and later continued his education at the Ailey School. In 2010, Victor moved to San Francisco working with various dance companies and choreographing his own work. Currently, he is faculty at San Francisco Ballet School, Alonzo King LINES Ballet and Roco Dance, sharing his knowledge with pre-professional, professional, and amateur dancers.  Victor has also taught at Mills College, Dominican University, Berkeley Ballet, among other institutions.

 WOLFGANG LANCELOT WACHALOVSKY (Lighting Designer/SM/ 2017): Wolfgang works in lighting and video in various forms for performance and events. They have been doing lighting design work for almost twenty years and started to include video design into their repertoire fifteen years. Wolfgang has worked in various capacities throughout the Bay Area including Shotgun Players, ACT, Magic Theater to name a few. They are currently the Director of Technical Production for an event lighting company, using their knowledge of lighting, video, and design to craft experiences. Wolfgang has worked with PDP since 2017 and is always excited to be part of the circle creating!

 JAIME BARDACKE (Guest dancer/creative collaborator for Jenni Bregman): Jaime Bardacke has been living and dancing in the Bay Area for over 25 years. A native of Watsonville, California, she grew up doing gymnastics and fell in love with dance as a college student in Los Angeles.  Jaime has had the privilege of studying and performing with talented artists including Madonna Grimes, Micaya, Strong Current Dance Company, LV Dance Collective, Panto in the Presidio, Stacey Printz, and Jenni Bregman. Jaime is grateful to be part of the PDP community and thrilled to be dancing in Jenni’s piece.  She is thankful to her friends and family for being here.  By day, Jaime is a clinical social worker in San Francisco.

 THE STRAW DOGS (Guest choreographer): The Straw Dogs was founded by Manuelito Biag, Kara Davis, Tristan Ching Hartmann, Nol Simonse, and Victor Talledos.  Bound by decades of friendship and collaboration, they have danced with companies such as Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, Robert Moses’ Kin, Janice Garrett and Dancers, and Kunst-Stoff, and taught at organizations that include the San Francisco Ballet School, Lines Ballet, ODC, the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, Shawl-Anderson, and Dance Mission.  As a collective, they are particularly drawn to non-conventional performance spaces as a way of inviting audiences to view art—and the life portrayed within it—in a way that feels both fresh and familiar.  Their recent work “The Stories of the People Next to Us” was nominated for an Izzie Award for Outstanding Choreography/Direction.

 Eli Shi (Straw Dogs Dancer): is a San Francisco based choreographer and freelance dancer. Recent performance credits include NO FEAR with Alice Svetic, EleKtric Body with Veronica Blair, Chiaroscuro with The Straw Dogs, PULSE with Alyah Baker/AB Contemporary Dance, An Act of Trying with William B Fowler Jr., Return to Forever with Joanna Haigoode/Zaccho Dance Theater, PRELUDE with Natasha Adorlee/Concept o4 (Sketching I), An Approximation of Resilience with Alex Ketley/The Foundry.

 Clara True (Straw Dogs dancer) Stanford is a Bay Area native, contemporary dancer, and arts administrator based in San Francisco. After training at San Ramon Valley Dance Academy she attended Boston Conservatory at Berklee and received her BFA in Contemporary Dance. Following this, she performed with Transitions Dance Company at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London and graduated with a MA in Dance Performance. Clara has worked with choreographers such as Jennifer Archibald, Dam Van Huynh, Levi Marsman, Didy Veldman, Jun Kuribayashi, and David Harvey. She is currently the Education and School Programs Coordinator at San Francisco Ballet School and is happy to be performing with The Straw Dogs.

 Sarah (Straw Dogs dancer):is a freelance dance artist, educator, and healer dedicated to using art and movement as catalysts for connection and transformation. A graduate of UC Irvine with a BFA in Dance Performance, their work has been deeply influenced by modern dance, improvisation, somatic practices, and mentors including Donald McKayle, Dr. S Ama Wray, and the students they work with. Now based in Berkeley, CA, Sarah is a certified Ilan Lev practitioner, GYROTONIC® instructor, and movement educator, weaving together performance, healing, and education in service of embodied self-expression, collective care and joy!